Hope O'Brien, Author at The Copper Courier

Hope O'Brien

Contributor, Cronkite News

Hope O’Brien expects to graduate in May 2022 with a master’s degree in mass communication. O’Brien, who has written for the Downtown Devil and interned with Destination I Do, is working for the Phoenix news bureau.

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Food

Angelica “Jelly” Willis-Smith, one of nine fellows of the city’s Urban Agriculture Fellowship Program, harvests garlic from the Project Roots garden in Phoenix on March 25, 2022. “Gardening is like you’re God for a day,” Willis-Smith says. “You get to plant these seeds, you get to cultivate them, you get to decide where they get to go, you get to cultivate and create life.” (Photo by Hope O’Brien/Cronkite News)

Food Phoenix Fellowship Cultivating the Next Generation of Urban Farmers

The Phoenix Office of Environmental Programs’ Urban Agriculture Fellowship Program places city residents ages 18 to 24 with urban farms to train them.

Hope O'Brien April 15, 2022 12:41 pm MST

Perspective

Perspective The Sky Isn’t the Limit: Flight Program in Goodyear, Pioneering Pilot Inspire Diversity in Aviation

Less than 4% of aircraft pilots and flight engineers are Black or African-American, and only 5.3% are women.

Hope O'Brien

Sedona Meadows April 5, 2022 1:53 pm MST

Military

Military Tuskegee Airmen, Heralded Black Aviators of WWII, Honored at Luke Air Force Base

The airmen, he said, “were fighting in two wars, with a double victory. A war against Hitler and the Nazis, but also a war against racism in the United States.”

Hope O'Brien March 28, 2022 11:13 am MST

Environment

Environment Yuma Company Working to Perfect Complicated Process of Recycling Solar Panels

We Recycle Solar in Yuma is repurposing, reusing and recycling the growing supply of solar panels that have passed their expected lifespan of 30 years.

Hope O'Brien March 23, 2022 1:10 pm MST

Culture

Culture Artists Hope Black History Mural Project in Phoenix ‘Educates, Inspires, Uplifts’

The Shining Light Foundation started the Black History Mural Project last year to educate and empower Arizonans.

Hope O'Brien February 9, 2022 10:21 am MST

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